Air Force Reserve to Get C-17s at Wright-Patterson

• Air Force officials will begin next year replacing 10 C-5 Galaxy aircraft with eight C-17 Globemaster III aircraft

(Washington, March 12, 2010) -- Air Force officials will begin next year replacing 10 C-5 Galaxy aircraft with eight C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

The secretary of the Air Force and the Air Force chief of staff approved the change March 12.


The officials anticipate that the first four C-17s will arrive at the Air Force Reserve Command unit in fiscal 2011 after five of the C-5s are retired from service. They expect delivery of four more of newer aircraft in FY 2012 after the remaining C-5s are retired.

Source : US Air Force